22 DSS schools apply for adjustment of tuition fees. Women plan to increase fare by more than 5%.

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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin

2020-05-12 07:00

The teaching methods of DSS schools are flexible, attracting many parents, but the epidemic affects the economic situation, the amount of tuition or the burden of parents. The Education Bureau said yesterday (11th) that as of May 5 this year, the authorities received a total of 22 Application and 35 notices of no tuition adjustment.

"Hong Kong 01" counts the secondary school admission data of each DSS school for the 2020/21 school year. Most of the DSS schools have not applied for price increases, including Diocesan Boys College, St. Paul ’s Co-educational College and Yinghua College. Diocesan Women's College applied for a tuition fee of 5.26% in the coming year to 40,000 yuan per year. Fujian Middle School applied for a 6% price increase to 21,500 yuan per year.

Diocesan Women's College applied for a tuition fee of 5.26% in the coming year to 40,000 yuan per year. (Profile picture)

According to the Education Bureau, as of May 5 of this year, the Bureau had received 22 applications for adjusting tuition fees and 35 notices of non-adjustment of tuition fees. The authorities will process the applications in accordance with established procedures, with a view to completing the application approval process before the start of the new school year and notifying the school of the results.

"Hong Kong 01" counts the secondary school enrollment data of each DSS school in the 2020/21 school year. Among them, the Hong Kong Youth Foundation Trust College plans to apply for an additional tuition fee of 6.67%, and Fujian Middle School and Luodingbang Middle School apply for an additional fee of 6.02% and 6% (see The following table).

Diocesan Boys College, St. Paul ’s Co-educational College and Wang Jinhui Primary and Secondary School affiliated to Hong Kong Baptist University responded to the enquiry that tuition fees will remain unchanged in the coming year. According to the website information of Yinghua College and St. Paul College, tuition fees will remain unchanged in the coming year.

In addition, some schools did not disclose the tuition fees for the coming year on the webpage, and only listed the tuition fees for the 2019/20 school year for parents' reference.

On March 2 this year, the Education Bureau issued a letter regarding the application for tuition adjustment and financial budget submission for the DSS schools for the 2020/21 school year. DSS schools that plan to adjust the tuition fees in the new school year must consult their parents regarding the fee increase, including explaining to the parents The reasons for the fee increase, as well as responding to parents' opinions and concerns about the increase in tuition fees.

More than half of DSS schools are approved to increase tuition fees. Yuanxuan Elementary School increases fees by 20%. Yinghua College increases by more than 10%

Admission to advancement is determined by early admission. The investigation indicates that more than half of the parents will give up the DSS

More than half of DSS schools apply for adjustment of tuition fees. St. Paul ’s Co-educational Secondary School plans to increase by 5.7%.

The Education Bureau stated that when submitting an application for fee increase, DSS schools must submit a financial budget and sufficient justifications. During the examination and approval process, the Education Bureau will carefully examine the financial budget submitted by the school and the rationale for adjusting the tuition fee. The relief / scholarship purpose ensures that the student ’s learning will not be affected by family financial difficulties.

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